on the cusp of october and there's still nothing firmly in place. the department of health told spotlight it anticipates new long covid services will be established by the end of october. it indicated a number of long covid clinics will open but it couldn't say exactly where these will be. and it said the services will be designed for adults only. the need for support for children will be kept under review. it's estimated around £2.5 million a year will be needed for long covid support, but stormont hasn't yet agreed a health budget to ensure the funding beyond march next year.